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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2026
REGULAR SESSION
Introduced
House Bill 5426
By Delegates Canterbury, Cooper, Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker), Heckert, Williams, Anderson, and G. Howell
[Introduced February 10, 2026; referred to the Committee on Government Organization]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §19-12D-13, relating to designating the Bradford Peat Pear (Pyrus calleryana) to be a noxious weed.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 12D. WEST VIRGINIA NOXIOUS WEED ACT.
§19-12D-13. Bradford Peat Pear.
The Pyrus Calleryana, including all cultivars such as, but not limited to. Bradford Peat Pear,is a detriment to agriculture in West Virginia and is hereby declared to be a noxious weed.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to designate the Bradford Peat Pear (Pyrus calleryana) to be a noxious weed.
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